Buckingham explained that the tour will largely consist of their most famous songs in their large back catalog.

"We always have to play 'Dreams,' 'Rhiannon,' 'Don't Stop,' 'Tusk,' 'Big Love,' 'Landslide' and all our most famous songs," he told Rolling Stone.

"When you've gone through all your 'must-do's, that's 75% of your potential setlist. I think with the other 25%, there are areas of our catalog that are more under-explored.

"Maybe we'll play more songs from Tusk. I'd also like to see an extended middle portion of the show that's just me and Stevie. This is just me talking from the top of my head. For now, I have no particular vision of what this tour is going to be."

"It's the perfect time to go back out," Stevie Nicks added. "2013 is going to be the year of Fleetwood Mac."

Fleetwood Mac begin rehearsals on February 15, which is when they will decide what tracks to play.

Nicks said: "We actually have two new Fleetwood Mac songs that I cut with Lindsey two weeks ago we might play.

"I had a really good time working with him for four days at his house. I got to hang out with his family and his kids, his grown-up kids, and really connect with him again. We're pretty proud of what we have done, and we're looking at it through the eyes of wisdom now, instead of through the eyes of jealousy and resentment and anger."

She added that the band are hoping to tour Europe and Australia if the North American tour proves to be a success.

"If everything goes well we'll be in Europe doing festivals this summer," she said. "Then we'll actually tour Europe, which is different than just doing festivals. Then we might do 15 or so shows in Australia."

Tickets for the North American shows go on sale on Friday, December 14.